I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
Florida Gators
68 – 69 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference SEC
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Southeastern Conference · Bridgestone Arena (Neutral) · March 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MSST -3.0 Home covered
O/U 130.0 Over
Money FLA +175 / MSST -210
Model Predictions
Spread Total FLA win
Actual MSST +1 137 Lost
Massey MSST -0.7 (-0.3) — —
Massey Totals — 124.6 (+12.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 40% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 39% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSST -1.4 (+0.4) 131.7 (+5.3) 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSST -2.1 (+1.1) 131.5 (+5.5) 37% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSST -0.9 (-0.1) 131.3 (+5.7) 45% ✓
Baseline ML MSST -1.0 (-0.0) 132.3 (+4.7) 41% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 4, 2026 FLA 108 – 74 MSST
Feb 12, 2025 FLA 81 – 68 MSST
Jan 25, 2024 FLA 79 – 70 MSST
Jan 22, 2023 FLA 61 – 59 MSST
Jan 19, 2022 FLA 80 – 72 MSST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FLA MSST
Overall 16-17 21-13
Conference 9-9 8-10
Home 10-6 12-4
Away 4-7 4-6
Neutral 2-4 5-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 71.2 65.7
Avg Pts Against 68.6 61.0
Massey 9.3 (#55) 9.9 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 1.35 (#73) 1.76 (#47)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.72 (#70) 2.18 (#51)
RPI 0.548 (#86) 0.559 (#68)
Shooting & Four Factors FLA MSST
FG% 44.1% 42.8%
3PT% 32.4% 27.3%
REB / G 34.7 37.1
OREB / G 8.2 12.6
AST / TO 1.15 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 47.6%
TOV% 15.5% 19.1%
ORB% 23.5% 35.1%
FT Rate 25.5% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.1% 46.0%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 22.4%
DRB% 69.9% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 20.5%

Game Analysis

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